Thread: What does it mean to Write in the Spirit of Tolkien?
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Old 07-06-2006, 09:22 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet
There is a side issue that I want to raise. The female writers at BD (such as Fea) protest at Tolkien's outdated view of women. However, might it not be that Tolkien's view, half of it anyway, is based on his (dare I say it) accurate understanding of a man's inner workings as regards gender relations? Do women (let's be specific: women who are members of the Barrowdowns) really understand what it is like to be a man relating to women? I daresay I can spot a female writer trying to write a man attracted to a woman: the narrative is missing certain things. ...
I'm not sure, so I'll ask you: how close was Noldo?
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